The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-22
FATHER KELLER RELEASED.
His Imprisonment Declared Illegal by tho
Court of Last Resort.

His imprisonment Declared Illegal by the
Court of Last Resort.
DUBLIN. May 21-As the result Of the decision
of the Court of Appeals. to-day. that the convic-
ton of Father Keller, of Youghal. by the Court
of Queens Bench, was illegal, order was i'm
mediately sent to the authorities of Kilmainham
for his release, and he was discharged at 8
o'clock this evening. The news of the success
full issue of his case before the court of last re-
sort had preceded the arrival of the order of re-
lease, and great crowd of friends and ad-
mrers of the pzest assembled IN the
vicinity of the JAIL waiting the time when he
should be set free. AS upon the occasion OF
Father Keller's arrival in Dublin to stand trial.
the carriage of Lord Mayor Sullivan was in
readiness TO receive him, and with it came the
Lord Mayor himself. accompanied by the ven
cradle Archbishop Walsh and Mr. T. NJ Har-
rington. member Of Parliament for the harbor
division of Dublin city. AS Father Keller
emerged from the prison a great shout of tri-
umph went up from thousands OF
throats. and Immediately he was
surrounded and conveyed TO the Lord
Mayors carriage. He was seated by the side or
Arch bishop Walsh. who with the Lord Mayor
and Mr. Harrington, gave him joyful greeting,
and the carriage was driven TO the Imperial
Hotel, followed by the crowd At the hotel,
where another immense gathering OF friends
and sympathizers was assembled. Father Keller
was met by members of Parliament Daniel
Gully and David Sheehy. and large number OF
priests, whose ELUSIVE greetings almost over
powered the man whose punishment the high
court in the land had declared to
have been outrage. He was
conducted within the hotel, and later appeared
at a window facing the vast crowd below and de-
livered an address thanking his friends for the
reception they had given him. and reiterating
his steaGfast belief in the principles for promot
ing which he had been thrown into Jail. He
might. he said. have been kept in prison until
doomsday before the scales would have fallen
from the eyes of uCge Boyd, enabling that officer
to discover the error he had made. and as much
possible repair it by ordering his release; and, he
said, he would havs remained there till dooms-
day before he would. by word act, have adj
mitted that that he had done anything in con-
necton with the ''plan of campaign" that he was
sorry for. He took occasion to express his
thanks the officers Of kilmainham Jail, who
he said. had treated him with marked respect
and kindness.
Father Kellar retired from the win
dow amid storm of enthusiastic cheer
ing, and the crowd accompanied Dy several
bands of music and carrying banners and trans
parencies, formed in procession and paraded the
streets until late hour. The utmost good
nature pervaded the entire affair.
1t is stated that the circumstances attending
the arrest, trial and imprisonment of Father
Ryan, of Herbertstown who is now incarcerated
in Kilmainham Jail. are the same those in the
case of Father Keller and proceedings with
vie to his release, will be instituted before the
Court of Appeal on Monday.